, partly because the internal settlement kept control of law enforcement , the military , the judiciary and the civil service under white control . no country recognised rhodesia ' s interim administration . smith again worked to bring nk ##omo into the government , hoping this would lend it some cr ##ede ##nce domestically , prompt diplomatic recognition overseas , and help the security forces defeat za ##nl ##a . starting on 14 august 1978 , he attended secret meetings with nk ##omo in lu ##saka , zambia ( where za ##pu was based ) , doing so with the assistance of the mining corporation lo ##nr ##ho . attempts were made to also involve the za ##nu leader robert mug ##abe , but mug ##abe would
, partly because the internal settlement kept control of law enforcement, the military, the judiciary and the civil service under white control. no country recognised rhodesia's interim administration. smith again worked to bring nkomo into the government, hoping this would lend it some credence domestically, prompt diplomatic recognition overseas, and help the security forces defeat zanla. starting on 14 august 1978, he attended secret meetings with nkomo in lusaka, zambia ( where zapu was based ), doing so with the assistance of the mining corporation lonrho. attempts were made to also involve the zanu leader robert mugabe, but mugabe would